Overview
Lightning Ridge Central School is a government combined school in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, serving K-12. The school has 311 enrolled students. Its ICSEA value is 790 (well below average). The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. The school is located in a SEIFA IRSD decile 1 area.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025 (2025)
Key Facts
SectorGovernment
School TypeCombined
Year RangeK-12
Governing BodyNSW Department of Education
Postcode2834
LGAWalgett
RemotenessRemote
ACARA ID43002
Student Background
Total Enrolments311
Gender Split156 girls / 155 boys
Indigenous Students61%
Language Background Other Than English8%
English Background92%
Socio-Educational Advantage Distribution
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)
Enrolment by Year Level
311 students across 13 year levels (2025)
One year before Yr 126
Yr 126
Yr 217
Yr 328
Yr 426
Yr 525
Yr 632
Yr 723
Source: ACARA Enrolments by Grade (2025)
Staffing
Teaching Staff31 (32.5 FTE)
Non-Teaching Staff20 (12.8 FTE)
Total Staff51
Student:Teacher Ratio9.6:1
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)